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University of Alabama President taking heat for Trump speech
A conservative Alabama student

Posted on 05/06/2025 6:32:01 PM PDT by Betty Jane

A friend’s son just relayed that the president and administration of the University of Alabama are getting lots of hate mail for allowing President Trump to speak to their graduates on campus. If you watched that speech or just want to send a word of encouragement or appreciation, please send an email to President Bell at president@ua.edu


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Thanks for any sent. President Bell’s email: president@ua.edu
1 posted on 05/06/2025 6:32:01 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Betty Jane

Heat? Just whom is the President of the U of Alabama taking heat from? Trump won the state three times with 70 percent of the vote.


2 posted on 05/06/2025 6:35:53 PM PDT by laconic
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To: laconic

Liberals from across the country. This kid and his friends are trying to get their families and friends to write notes of support to show those loudmouths are not the majority.


3 posted on 05/06/2025 6:38:33 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Betty Jane

Alabama? This is what happens when you let cockroaches roam.


4 posted on 05/06/2025 6:39:09 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: laconic

More than half the students are from out of state.

My daughter went there on scholarship from California. Lots of Californians, students from Illinois, and Texans.

My daughter got very liberal there. Lots of liberal faculty and students.


5 posted on 05/06/2025 6:45:06 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

Mine came back more conservative than when she left, thank goodness. She converted her husband from non political to conservative to the chagrin of his mother, a teacher.


6 posted on 05/06/2025 6:47:52 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Betty Jane

My MAGA wife went to Auburn and has never had a like for Alabama, however she completely supports having Trump speak at their graduation!


7 posted on 05/06/2025 6:58:43 PM PDT by Brandonmark (November 5, 2024 - A New Day in America!Adam Schiff PARDONED criminal!)
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To: Betty Jane

I’ll step up to apologize for President Donald Trumps words. On behalf of the greatest US president of our times, I apologize if he offended anyone’s GD’d fragile sensibilities. No hard feelings?


8 posted on 05/06/2025 6:59:37 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Brandonmark

Please have her drop a note of support.


9 posted on 05/06/2025 7:00:04 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Betty Jane

She just did!


10 posted on 05/06/2025 7:02:07 PM PDT by Brandonmark (November 5, 2024 - A New Day in America!Adam Schiff PARDONED criminal!)
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To: Betty Jane

When will Trump be giving the speech?
I hope they don’t chicken out.


11 posted on 05/06/2025 7:02:59 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

He gave the speech on Thursday. It was packed. Tickets were made available to graduating seniors, then offered to other students. There was tons of cheering. The student and local Dems had a pitiful protest in a nearby park with 100-150 people.


12 posted on 05/06/2025 7:09:53 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Brandonmark

Thank you and her for the suport


13 posted on 05/06/2025 7:10:19 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Betty Jane

I’m glad it could be done and was.
This time, without any riots or Antifa slashing tires in the parking lot. That kind of Lib tantruming seems to be happening far less during this term vs Trump’s first one.


14 posted on 05/06/2025 7:13:59 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Betty Jane

Here's President Trump saying "Roll Tide!".

     "Roll Tide!" - President Trump
15 posted on 05/06/2025 7:16:42 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Betty Jane

We were driving close to that park that night - Snow Hinton on McFarland. Beto O’Rourke spoke. Didn’t notice any difference in traffic there. But over by the university was crazy.


16 posted on 05/06/2025 7:25:25 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (Abortion is just a new spin on human sacrifice by worshiperswere of self and selfishness. )
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To: Betty Jane

They want heat? Send the ahos home for the summer with a pickup bed load of homework. Now that’s some “heat”. Especially for the illiterate slobs who don’t know how to read.


17 posted on 05/06/2025 8:20:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Where in the Constitution does it give the Supreme Court jurisdiction over the Executive Branch?)
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To: Songcraft

Now, for THAT, I criticize.


18 posted on 05/06/2025 8:56:12 PM PDT by Jemian (It is great to be an Auburn Tiger! War Eagle!)
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To: JZelle

“Alabama? This is what happens when you let cockroaches roam.”

Alabama is full of coastal cockroaches.


19 posted on 05/07/2025 5:59:32 AM PDT by dljordan (The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
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